The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) yesterday confiscated banned styrofoam food packs discovered at a warehouse located on No. 6 Ogusefunmi Street, off Nurudeen Street, Anifowoshe, Ikeja.
According to the LAGESC, the operation was conducted following a tip-off from a whistleblower. The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources had initially discovered the warehouse and reported it to the LAGESC.
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who disclosed the seizure in a statement said, “Following a tip-off from a whistleblower, the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources discovered another warehouse at No. 6 Ogusefunmi Street, off Nurudeen Street, Anifowoshe, Ikeja.
The building was being used to store banned styrofoam packs. The operatives of the LAGESC have confiscated the packs.”